Riverside Studios announces 2020 Christmas season

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Written By Rebecca Wallis
Christmas Drag Roast

Riverside Studios have today announced a season of Christmas shows launching next month, including performances from Eddie Izzard, stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Ferris and Milnes and stars of the West End.  

The season launches on 2 December with Norwell Lapley Productions presenting Dear Santa Live, running through to 24 December. The Christmas Drag Roast 2020 is due to take place on 4 & 5 December, starring Divina De Campo, Blu Hydrangea and Sum Ting Wong, all hosted by Baga Chipz.

On 11 December, Funny Women: Live Stand Up takes place with comedians Shazia Mirza, Jayde Adams, Jen Brister and Felicity Ward. This is followed by comedy and music double act Ferris and Milnes performing on 12 & 13 December.

Christmas at the Movies will run from 16-20 December starring a number of West End performers including Christine Allado (Prince of Egypt,Hamilton), Norma Atallah (Follies, Les Miserables), Sharon Rose (Hamitlon,Motown) and Chris Poon (Rent, In the Heights), all directed by Omar F.Okai. Eddie Izzard will perform Great Expectations by Charles Dickens from 21-23 December.  

Tickets for all events can be purchased here.

Rebecca Wallis

Rebecca is a self-confessed theatre obsessive, with a particular love for musicals. She has loved writing for as long as she can remember and combining this love with her passion for theatre has been one of the best decisions she’s ever made. She is currently studying journalism, with hopes of making her theatre blogging into a career one day. Her favourite ever musical is Half A Sixpence, and she could tell you anything that you could ever want to know about that show. She is honoured to be a part of the West End Best Friend team and cannot wait to see how the page grows and grows.

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